Charmed season 1

This article is about the first season of the 1998 WB series. For the first season of the 2018 CW series, see Charmed (2018 TV series, season 1).

Charmed season 1
Season 1
DVD cover
Starring	Shannen Doherty Holly Marie Combs Alyssa Milano T. W. King Dorian Gregory
No. of episodes	22
Release
Original network	The WB
Original release	October 7, 1998 (1998-10-07) – May 26, 1999 (1999-05-26)
Season chronology
Next → Charmed season 2
List of episodes

The first season of Charmed , an American supernatural drama television series created by Constance M. Burge, originally aired in the United States on The WB from October 7, 1998, through May 26, 1999. Paramount Home Entertainment released the complete first season in a six-disc DVD box set on February 1, 2005, and was released as a high-definition blu-ray on October 30, 2018. ^{[1] [2]}

Synopsis

The Halliwell sisters discover that they are descendants of a long line of witches when they inherit a house from their grandmother and find the family's Book of Shadows. They learn that they each have a unique power. The strong-willed Prudence "Prue" Halliwell (Shannen Doherty) can mentally move objects with her mind via her eyes and hands, reserved Piper Halliwell (Holly Marie Combs) is able to temporarily freeze time, and the uninhibited Phoebe Halliwell (Alyssa Milano) has the mental power of premonition. Together they have the "Power of Three", which they must use to fight demons and warlocks, and protect the innocent.

Cast and characters

Main article: List of Charmed characters

Main

• Shannen Doherty as Prue Halliwell
• Holly Marie Combs as Piper Halliwell
• Alyssa Milano as Phoebe Halliwell ^{[lower-alpha 1]}
• T. W. King as Andy Trudeau
• Dorian Gregory as Darryl Morris ^{[lower-alpha 2]}

Special guest

• Brenda Bakke as Charon

Recurring

• Neil Roberts as Rex Buckland
• Leigh-Allyn Baker as Hannah Webster
• Brian Krause as Leo Wyatt
• Cristine Rose as Claire Pryce
• Shawn Christian as Josh
• Carlos Gómez as Inspector Rodriguez

Guest

• Matthew Ashford as Roger
• Tony Denison as Victor Bennett
• John Cho as Mark Chao
• Matt Schulze as Whitaker Berman
• Danielle Harris as Aviva
• Rebecca Balding as Jackie
• Billy Drago as Barbas, the Demon of Fear
• Jennifer Rhodes as Penny Halliwell
• Tyler Layton as Melinda Warren
• Bernie Kopell as Coroner
• Finola Hughes as Patty Halliwell
• Michael Weatherly as Brendan Rowe
• Raphael Sbarge as Brent Miller
• Jeff Kober as Jackson Ward
• Michael Trucco as Alec
• Lisa Robin Kelly as Daisy
• David Carradine as Tempus
• Scott Plank as Eric Lohman

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Something Wicca This Way Comes"	John T. Kretchmer	Constance M. Burge	October 7, 1998 (1998-10-07)	1498704	7.72 [3]
2	2	"I've Got You Under My Skin"	John T. Kretchmer	Brad Kern	October 14, 1998 (1998-10-14)	4398001	6.91 [4]
3	3	"Thank You for Not Morphing"	Ellen Pressman	Chris Levinson & Zack Estrin	October 21, 1998 (1998-10-21)	4398003	7.01 [5]
4	4	"Dead Man Dating"	Richard Compton	Javier Grillo-Marxuach	October 28, 1998 (1998-10-28)	4398005	6.20 [6]
5	5	"Dream Sorcerer"	Nick Marck	Constance M. Burge	November 4, 1998 (1998-11-04)	4398002	4.91 [7]
6	6	"The Wedding from Hell"	Robert Ginty	Greg Elliot & Michael Perricone	November 11, 1998 (1998-11-11)	4398004	5.78 [8]
7	7	"The Fourth Sister"	Gilbert Adler	Edithe Swensen	November 18, 1998 (1998-11-18)	4398006	6.39 [9]
8	8	"The Truth Is Out There… and It Hurts"	James A. Contner	Zack Estrin & Chris Levinson	November 25, 1998 (1998-11-25)	4398007	5.4 [10]
9	9	"The Witch Is Back"	Richard Denault	Sheryl J. Anderson	December 16, 1998 (1998-12-16)	4398008	6.09 [11]
10	10	"Wicca Envy"	Mel Damski	Story by : Brad Kern Teleplay by : Brad Kern & Sheryl J. Anderson	January 13, 1999 (1999-01-13)	4398009	6.35 [12]
11	11	"Feats of Clay"	Kevin Inch	Story by : Javier Grillo-Marxuach Teleplay by : Michael Perricone & Greg Elliot & Chris Levinson & Zack Estrin	January 20, 1999 (1999-01-20)	4398010	5.96 [13]
12	12	"The Wendigo"	James L. Conway	Edithe Swensen	February 3, 1999 (1999-02-03)	4398011	5.81 [14]
13	13	"From Fear to Eternity"	Les Sheldon	Tony Blake & Paul Jackson	February 10, 1999 (1999-02-10)	4398012	6.67 [15]
14	14	"Secrets and Guys"	James A. Contner	Story by : Constance M. Burge & Brad Kern Teleplay by : Constance M. Burge & Sheryl J. Anderson	February 17, 1999 (1999-02-17)	4398013	6.93 [16]
15	15	"Is There a Woogy in the House?"	John T. Kretchmer	Zack Estrin & Chris Levinson	February 24, 1999 (1999-02-24)	4398014	5.98 [17]
16	16	"Which Prue Is It, Anyway?"	John Behring	Javier Grillo-Marxuach	March 3, 1999 (1999-03-03)	4398015	5.87 [18]
17	17	"That '70s Episode"	Richard Compton	Sheryl J. Anderson	April 7, 1999 (1999-04-07)	4398016	6.68 [19]
18	18	"When Bad Warlocks Turns Go Good"	Kevin Inch	Edithe Swensen	April 28, 1999 (1999-04-28) [note 1]	4398017	5.10 [20]
19	19	"Out of Sight"	Craig Zisk	Tony Blake & Paul Jackson	May 5, 1999 (1999-05-05)	4398018	5.00 [21]
20	20	"The Power of Two"	Elodie Keene	Brad Kern	May 12, 1999 (1999-05-12)	4398019	5.56 [22]
21	21	"Love Hurts"	James Whitmore Jr.	Chris Levinson & Zack Estrin & Javier Grillo-Marxuach	May 19, 1999 (1999-05-19)	4398020	5.68 [23]
22	22	"Déjà Vu All Over Again"	Les Sheldon	Constance M. Burge & Brad Kern	May 26, 1999 (1999-05-26)	4398021	5.69 [24]

Notes

1. The episode "When Bad Warlocks Turn Good" was originally scheduled for April 21, 1999, but after the Columbine High School Tragedy the episode was rescheduled for April 28, 1999 to pay respect to those who died.

1. Milano was originally credited last but starting with the sixth episode, she is credited between Combs and King.
2. Only credited for the episodes he appears in.

Reception

Charmed received mixed reviews for its first episode. The Hollywood Reporter 's Barry Garron wrote that this show is "Funny, Spooky, and Wonderfully Entertaining". ^[25] David Bianculi of the New York Daily News wrote that it had room to grow, "As Buster Poindexter once sang, they're hot, hot, hot...If Charmed gets more savvy, scary and sexy as weeks go on, and it's a good bet it will, falling under its spell will be an easy thing to do." ^[25] Howard Rosenberg of the Los Angeles Times disagreed with Bianculi and Garron, "There's no magic, black or otherwise, in The WB's Charmed, a limp drama about three sisters who discover they are witches." ^[25]

References

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External links

• Charmed at IMDb
• Charmed at epguides.com